Are you a “wai guo ren” who studies the Chinese language but who has difficulties telling the difference between shāo and sháo, or between qié and jié? If so, then this application is for you.

Train yourself to recognize the pronunciation and the tone of characters thanks to the audio recordings included – which cover every pinyin sound in every tone. Get tested on them in turn, choosing the pinyin word and tone from a list of possibilities. Or, if you’d like to find out more, check out the full interactive guide to reading pinyin included in the app.

Get Pinyin Trainer for free and test yourself daily. If you want to train more, you can upgrade for unlimited use – for $2.99. If you’re already a paid subscriber to trainchinese.com you can upgrade Pinyin Trainer for free!

Pinyin Trainer is available for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.

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cs [at] trainchinese.com.